Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 vs Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
VS
56 out 100
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Xiaomi 12
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE, Manufactured in October, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12
  • Higher pixel density: 419ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4250mAh
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • Lighter design: 158g vs 180g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 12
vs
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.28 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 85.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12
887 nits
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
795 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a373 Hz
Response timen/a3.4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 160.5 mm (6.32 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 75.7 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 6.8 mm (0.27 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
Water resistance No IP53
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
85.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1024 512
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12
1702
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
1022
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12
3977
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2969
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17021022
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39772969
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12], [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12
1187033
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
584521
CPU308025202078
GPU439066137716
Memory237645106890
UX212297137837
NanoReview Score1187033584521
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12
8751
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2473
Max Surface Temp.n/a36.5 °C
Stability60 %98 %
Graphics Test52 fps14 fps
Graphics Score87512473
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12], [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12
12987
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
9976
Writing score1484011945
Web score115347477
Video editing74525930
Data manipulation96438591
NanoReview Score129879976

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 14.8 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4250 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (87% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 1:04 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
20:31
Web Browsing06:17 h07:37 h
Video Playback10:46 h13:17 h
Games04:42 h04:48 h
Standby Mode71 h100 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9248x6936 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX766Samsung GW3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.97
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
SensorOmniVision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.061/4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12
118
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12
121
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12
113
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom72n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32B40 CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.4
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12
n/a
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
89.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced December, 2021 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr October, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 580 320
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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